Step by Step BG Instructions

Thank you so much for posting!

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I’m going to make this very basic to clarify and make sure I understand it properly (either I’m slow or this is sort of hard to explain in writing).

I have a mde account and 3 people linked who don’t have a mde account (max, Jess, tricia).

Im going to have those 3 all install mde on their phones and login with my credentials.

When the clock hits, all 4 of us will try to reserve for all.

That should work, right?

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Yes that’s exactly right. Good luck!

Thanks jeff

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WDW liners in chat reporting 1 hour BG and the CM strictly adhering to these times. Can anyone confirm this is the case in either park? Some confusion on whether it is early morning and night BGs only. It wasn’t long ago I read that the two hour window was very lax and if you had a conflict you could come back whenever. Stressing a little on our upcoming trip’s plans.

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That’s interesting - I hadn’t heard that yet but it could be true. I would check with the CM the day you are there. At Disneyland this shouldn’t be a problem but at WDW it could be quite the hassle. In the past they have been helpful in moving your other reservations and FPP to accomodate your BG time, so RotR should be your priority.

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is there a way to sync my iphone 8plus with time.org in step 4 or does this just mean check and acknowledge the number of seconds difference between the two? Also how do I get the seconds to show up in the clock at the top of my screen?

My iPhones time appears to align with time.gov - but it doesn’t look like there’s an easy way to display seconds - there is a second hand on the Clock app icon…but I’m not seeing a way to show it digitally either at the top of the screen or the lock screen.

If there is a way, I don’t know it, but it seems some people have figured out something. What I suggest is to pull time.org up on a browser window and then switch over the app and count down in your head for the last few seconds.

thanks i can do that. I think that the time is set by your cellphone provider.

My son cannot thermoregulate. He cannot stand in direct sunlight when temps are over 52 or so degrees without overheating. He can tolerate 68 degrees max in the shade with no radient heat from the ground. Carsland and Galaxy’s Edge are impossible during much of the day. We ride RSR after dark. We asked Monday prior to trying for a boarding group Tuesday if we could delay our return time until after dark if we got BG that had a return time mid-afternoon. Galaxy’s Edge is a warm land without much shade. The guest services employee went to the back to talk to several otbers. We were told there was no mechanism to allow an earlier or later return time even if it were the only way my son could ride. That is even using a DAS pass. The ride cast members we talked to and those cast members who issue DAS return times that we asked agreed. We were thrilled to get BG 9 Tuesday. All the hints were so helpful. It was still pretty cold when we rode.

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@Jeff_AZ In your step by step - you state in Step 2 to close and then restart app and then in Step 3 it states to open App 5 min prior to opening. So to clarify, are you saying to close, reopen when you have entered the park and then do it again a few minutes before the boarding groups open? Or do you need to close and reopen only once?

I’m on deck next Wednesday and want to get my family trained!
Thanks

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Really only need to do it once but if you’re waiting around it doesn’t hurt to do it again (and again …) just to make sure the app is completely refreshed with the latest data.

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I’m so glad it worked out for you. I’m a little surprised that they wouldn’t or couldn’t find a way to accommodate you in the event your return time was in the warmer part of the day.

May I ask how old your son is now and when you realized he has this problem? My baby nephew (just turned 2) may have this same issue. They’re still trying to determine that. If you want to take this off chat, my email is julianne_fki@yahoo.com.

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Got group 11 at Disneyland today using this!

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Awesome! Enjoy the ride!

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Great advice. I’ve got a question on step 7 which is the immediate screen after you click join a boarding group which has your party. If the only tickets linked to my account are the people with me going on the ride and they are checked in in the park, do I need to select the party or will everyone be autoselected? I’ve watched all the online videos and they go too quick for me to see. Thanks.

You will have to click “select all” and then proceed.

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Thank you.

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I wonder if there is a manual refresh limit on the app now, since the update last week. Two of us have been testing on and off. Originally we just went to my status and hit refresh a million times, and nothing would happen until BBG time. Lately, I refreshed less often, my wife refreshed semi-constantly for two test days… both of the recent times I was able to get a join group while she wasn’t. Can’t be sure, but maybe someone else has seen similar issues.

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